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NASA NEWS CONF ON PREPARATIONS FOR RETURN OF OSIRIS-REX, Aug 30, 2023, UTTR, Utah, ~5:00 pm ET
NASA will hold a news conference no earlier than 3:00 pm MOUNTAIN time (5:00 pm Eastern) on August 30, 2023, from DOD's Utah Test and Training Range in northwestern Utah to discuss preparations for the return of samples from the asteroid Bennu by the OSIRIS-REx (O-REx) spacecraft. The sample canister will separate from the spacecraft …
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CREW-6 FAREWELL REMARKS, Aug 31, 2023, Earth orbit, 1:30 pm ET
According to NASA's posted TV schedule on August 25, Crew-6 will undock from the International Space Station on September 1, 2023 at 9:05 am ET and splashdown near Florida no earlier than September 2 at 9:38 am ET. The schedule as posted is as follows, but the crew's return is weather dependent and could change. …
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CREW-6 UNDOCKS FROM ISS, Sept 3, 2023, Earth orbit, 7:05 am ET (NASA TV)
Update, September 2, 11:45 am ET: NASA now is targeting tomorrow (Sunday) for undocking at 7:05 am ET and splashdown about 17 hours later at 12:15 am ET Monday. They continue to monitor the weather so this could change again. #Crew6 update: @NASA and @SpaceX are proceeding toward undocking at 7:05am ET Sept.3, with a …
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CREW-6 SPLASHDOWN, Sept 4, 2023, near Florida, ~12:17 am ET (NASA TV begins 11:00 pm ET Sept 3)
Update, September 3, 4:00 pm ET: NASA has updated the ISS blog and it now says 12:17 am ET, the original time. Update, September 3, 12:00 pm ET: NASA's ISS blog says splashdown will be at 12:07 am ET near Jacksonville. We're checking to see which is the correct time, but we'll use 12:07 for …
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NASA MEDIA TELECON FOLLOWING CREW-6 SPLASHDOWN, Sept 4, 2023, KSC, 2:00 am ET
NASA is currently targeting September 4, 12:17 am ET for the splashdown of Crew-6 as they return from the International Space Station after six months. Crew-6 is composed of NASA's Steve Bowen and Woody Hoburg, UAE's Sultan Alneyadi, and Roscosmos's Andrey Fedyaev. The weather is still uncertain, but if they keep to that schedule, a …
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LABOR DAY, Sept 4, 2023
September 4, 2023 is a federal holiday, Labor Day, and government offices will be closed. According to the Department of Labor: Observed the first Monday in September, Labor Day is an annual celebration of the social and economic achievements of American workers. The holiday is rooted in the late nineteenth century, when labor activists pushed for …
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ESA PRESS CONFERENCE WITH ARIANE 6 UPDATE, Sept 4, 2023, virtual, 6:00 am ET
The European Space Agency will hold a virtual press conference on September 4, 2023 at 12:00-13:00 Central European Summer Time (6:00-7:00 am Eastern Daylight Time) to provide an update on the Ariane 6 program. The final Ariane 5 launched in July and Europa is eagerly awaiting the availability of Ariane 6, whose first flight has …
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COMMON THREADS COLORADO: SPACE RESILIENCY AND THE MISSION (INSA), Sept 6 & 7, 2023, Colorado Springs & Denver
The Intelligence & National Security Alliance (INSA) will hold a two-part event in two different Colorado cities on September 6 and September 7 as part of what it calls "Common Threads Colorado: Space Resiliency and the Mission." The September 6 event is a breakfast meeting at Booz Allen Hamilton's offices at 745 Space Center Drive, …
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NASA BRIEFING ON PSYCHE MISSION AND DEEP SPACE OPTICAL COMM, Sept 6, 2023, virtual, 1:00 pm ET
NASA and JPL will hold a briefing on September 6, 2023 at 1:00 pm ET to discuss the Psyche mission scheduled to launch on October 5. Psyche will visit an asteroid by that name in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. NASA is using the mission to test use of optical (laser) communications …
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LAUNCH OF JAXA’S XRISM AND SLIM SPACECRAFT, Sept 6, 2023, Tanegashima, Japan, 7:42 pm EDT (Sept 7, 8:42 am in Japan) Livestream begins 7:10 pm EDT
Update, September 4: The launch has been rescheduled for September 7, 08:42:11 Japan Standard Time (September 6, 7:42:11 Eastern Daylight Time). The livestream will begin at 7:10 pm EDT. New launch date set for the H-IIA Launch Vehicle No. 47 with XRISM and SLIM onboard: Sept. 7 at 8:42:11 JST (Sept. 6 at 19:42:11 EDT). …
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TRAILBLAZERS IN CONVERSATION: ASTRONAUTS FISHER, SEDDON AND SULLIVAN (Smithsonian NASM), Sept 6, 2023, Chantilly, VA, 8:00-9:00 pm ET (livestreamed)
The Smithsonian Museum's National Air and Space Museum (NASM) will host an event on September 6, 2023 at its Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA to celebrate the 45th anniversary of NASA selecting its first six woman astronauts in 1978. The 2023 John H. Glenn Lecture in Space History features three of those woman -- Anna …
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NYSE SPACE FORUM: BRIDGING SPACE & CAPITAL MARKETS (NYSE), Sept 7, 2023, New York City, 12:30-6:00 pm ET
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) will hold its inaugural "Space Forum" on September 7, 2023 at the NYSE from 12:30-6:00 pm ET. The theme is "Bridging Space & Capital Markets." More information, including the agenda, is on the event's website.
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NASA ASTROBIOLOGY COMMUNITY TOWN HALL MEETING, Sept 8, 2023, virtual, 1:00-4:00 pm ET
September 8, 12:45 pm ET: We have just learned that NASA's Science Mission Directorate is holding a community Town Hall meeting on astrobiology from 1:00-4:00 pm ET. The meeting is not listed on NASA's website for SMD Town Hall meetings. It features David Grinspoon, the newly appointed Senior Scientist for Astrobiology Strategy. Some in the …
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ULA LAUNCH OF NRO’S “SILENTBARKER” SATELLITE, Sept 10, 2023, CCSFS, 8:47 am ET
Update, September 9, 6:45 am ET: ULA has scrubbed the launch today for technical reasons. They will try again tomorrow, September 10, at 8:47 am ET. From ULA: "(Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Fla., Sept. 9, 2023) The launch of a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V 551 rocket carrying the SILENTBARKER/NROL-107 mission, a joint …
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COMMERCIAL SPACE DAYS, Sept 11-12, 2023, Lucerne, Switzerland
The Swiss Aerospace Cluster and Center for Aviation and Space Competence at the University of St. Gallen (in cooperation with Space eXchange Switzerland and ESA European Center for Space Economy and Commerce) will hold the Commercial Space Days conference from September 11-12, 2023 at the KKL Congress Center in Lucerne, Switzerland (or Luzern in German). More information is on the event's website, which …
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2023 AIR, SPACE, CYBER CONFERENCE (AFA), Sept 11-13, 2023, National Harbor, MD
The Air and Space Forces Association (AFA) will hold the 2023 Air, Space, Cyber conference at the Gaylord convention center in National Harbor, MD (just outside Washington, DC), from September 11-13, 2023. More information is on the event's website.
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FIRST YEAR OF JWST SCIENCE CONFERENCE, Sept 11-14, 2023, Baltimore, MD
The Space Telescope Science Institute, which manages operations of the James Webb Space Telescope (and Hubble), will hold the "First Year of JWST Science Conference" from September 11-14, 2023 at its facilities in Baltimore, MD. More information is on the event's website.
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2023 WORLD SATELLITE BUSINESS WEEK (WSBW), Sept 11-15, 2023, Paris, FR
The 2023 World Satellite Business Week conference will take place at the Westin Paris-Vendome Hotel in Paris, France from September 11-15, 2023. The event includes: Summit for Satellite Financing and Summit on Earth Observation Business More information is on the event's website.
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GLOBAL AEROSPACE SUMMIT (U.S. Chamber of Commerce), Sept 12-13, 2023, DC
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce will hold the second annual Global Aerospace Summit at the Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC , from September 12-13, 2023. More information is on the event's website. September 12 is focused on aviation; September 13 on space.
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“THRIVING IN SPACE”-RELEASE OF DECADAL SURVEY ON BIOL & PHYS SCI IN SPACE (Natl Acad), Sept 12, 2023, DC/online, 10:30 am ET
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine will release the new Decadal Survey on Biological and Physical Sciences in Space, entitled "Thriving in Space," on September 12, 2023 at 10:30 am ET at the Keck Center, 500 5th Street, NW, Washington, DC and online. Study co-chairs Robert Ferl and Krystyn Van Vliet will highlight …
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